Hash Form Plugin up to 1.1.9 on WordPress unrestricted upload

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A vulnerability was found in Hash Form Plugin up to 1.1.9 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-9417. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Hash Form Plugin up to 1.1.9 on WordPress. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to limited file uploads due to a misconfigured file type validation in the 'handleUpload' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload files that are excluded from both the 'allowedExtensions' and 'unallowed_extensions' arrays on the affected site's server, including files that may contain cross-site scripting.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-9417 since 10/01/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/08/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1608.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Hash Form Plugin

Version

• 1.1.0
• 1.1.1
• 1.1.2
• 1.1.3
• 1.1.4
• 1.1.5
• 1.1.6
• 1.1.7
• 1.1.8
• 1.1.9

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